• Ungdomsskoleelevers fysiske form (aerob kapasitet og muskelstyrke) og selvrapportert helserelatert livskvalitet 

  Aarthun, Susanne (Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07)

  Sammendrag Bakgrunn og hensikt Helserelatert livskvalitet har fått økt oppmerksomhet i forskningslitteraturen de siste årene, men det er fortsatt lite forskning på barn og ungdom. Denne studien har som formål å undersøke ...

• Exploring hospital certification processes from the certification body’s perspective - a qualitative study 

  Johannesen, Dag Tomas Sagen; Wiig, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)

  Hospital certification is an external assessment mechanism to assure quality and safety systems. Auditors representing the certification body play a key role in certification processes, as they perform the assessment ...

• «Menn som pårørende i parforhold med en som har psykiske helseutfordringer – en narrativ studie» 

  Mujanic, Iris Edina (Master thesis; Student paper, others, 2019)

  Sammendrag Studien handler om menn som er i parforhold med en som har psykiske helseutfordringer. Hensikten var å bidra til kunnskap om hvordan disse mennene kunne forstå sin livssituasjon og få innsikt i hva som fremsto ...

• Associations between symptoms of eating disturbance and frequency of physical activity in a non-clinical, population-based sample of adolescents 

  Heradstveit, Ove; Holmelid, Eva; Klundby, Helene; Søreide, Birgitte; Sivertsen, Børge; Sand, Liv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04)

  Background Physical activity is an important factor related to eating disorders, but the relationship between symptoms of eating disorders and physical activity is multifaceted. The aims of this study were to investigate ...

• Static rope evacuation by helicopter emergency medical services in rescue operations in Southeast Norway 

  Samdal, Martin; Haugland, Helge H.; Fjeldet, Cato; Rehn, Marius; Sandberg, Mårten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06)

  Introduction Physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in Norway are an adjunct to existing search and rescue services. Our aims were to study the epidemiological, operational, and medical aspects of ...

• Trauma research in the Nordic countries,1995–2018–a systematic review 

  Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Iversen, Valdemar Vea; Hansen, Ingrid Schrøder; Reierth, Eirik; Wisborg, Torben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03)

  Abstract Background: Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma ...

• A cross-sectional study of health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: Associations with demographic and clinical variables 

  Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Gøransson, Lasse; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)

  Aim The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy in patients with chronic kidney disease in a multidimensional perspective. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Methods Patients with chronic kidney ...

• Antipsychotic treatment – a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies 

  Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Lavik, Kristina O.; Davidson, Larry; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)

  Background: The literature on antipsychotic medication in psychosis lack systematization of the empirical knowledge base on patients’ subjective experiences of using antipsychotic drugs. Such investigations are pivotal to ...

• Frequent refresher training on newborn resuscitation and potential impact on perinatal outcome over time in a rural Tanzanian hospital: An observational study 

  Mduma, Estomih; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Søreide, Eldar; Svensen, Erling; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Perlman, Jeffrey; Johnson, Caroline Amy; Hussein, Kidanto; Ersdal, Hege Langli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)

  Objectives Globally, perinatal mortality remains high, especially in sub-Saharan countries, mainly because of inadequate obstetric and newborn care. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) resuscitation training as part of a continuous ...

• Health literacy in kidney disease, associations with quality of life and adherence 

  Stømer, Une Elisabeth; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad; Gøransson, Lasse; Urstad, Kristin Hjorthaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)

  Background Health literacy (HL) is a multidimensional concept with significance for self‐management and health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, research with a multidimensional perspective ...

• “It’s not a life of war and conflict”: experienced therapists’ views on negotiating a therapeutic alliance in involuntary treatment 

  Prytz, Marius; Harkestad, Karina Natalie; Veseth, Marius; Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)

  Background Working alliances are considered to be essential to treatment, and they represent a robust predictor of positive treatment outcomes. In a working alliance, a patient and therapist agree upon treatment decisions, ...

• Race duration and blood pressure are major predictors of exercise-induced cardiac troponin elevation 

  Kleiven, Øyunn; Omland, Torbjørn; Skadberg, Øyvind; Melberg, Tor Harald; Bjørkavoll-Bergseth, Magnus; Auestad, Bjørn Henrik; Bergseth, Rolf; Greve, Ole Jacob; Aakre, Kristin Moberg; Ørn, Stein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02)

  Background The underlying mechanisms of the exercise-induced increase in cardiac troponins (cTn) are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify independent determinants of exercise-induced cTn increase in a ...

• The value of cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein and the tau/alpha-synuclein ratio for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders with Lewy pathology 

  Førland, Marthe Gurine; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Aarsland, Dag; Maple-Grødem, Jodi; Pedersen, Kenn Freddy; Alves, Guido Werner; Lange, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)

  Background and purpose Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are three of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. Up to 20% of these patients have the wrong diagnosis, ...

• The individual course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia: 12-year longitudinal cohort study 

  Vik-Mo, Audun Osland; Giil, Lasse Melvær; Borda, Miguel Germán; Ballard, Clive; Årsland, Dag (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)

  Introduction Understanding the natural course of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia is important for planning patient care and trial design, but few studies have described the long-term course of NPS in ...

• Evidence for essential unidimensionality of AUDIT and measurement invariance across gender, age and education. Results from the WIRUS study 

  Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Olsen, Espen; Hesse, Morten; Aas, Randi Wågø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)

  Introduction: Globally, alcohol use is among the most important risk factors related to burden of disease, and commonly emerges among the ten most important factors. Also, alcohol use disorders are major contributors to ...

• Imagining transitions in old age through the visual matrix method: thinking about what is hard to bear 

  Liveng, Anne; Ramvi, Ellen; Froggett, Lynn; Manley, Julian; Hollway, Wendy; Lading, Åse Høgsbro; Gripsrud, Birgitta Haga (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

  Dominant discourses of ageing are often confined to what is less painful to think about and therefore idealise or denigrate ageing and later life. We present findings from an exploratory psychosocial study, in a Nordic ...

• Kynurenines, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Cognitive Prognosis in Patients with Mild Dementia 

  Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Aarsland, Dag; Lange, Johannes; Ueland, Per Magne; McCann, Adrian; Midttun, Øivind; Tell, Grethe S.; Melvær, Giil Lasse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)

  Introduction: Circulating tryptophan (Trp) and its downstream metabolites, the kynurenines, are potentially neuroactive. Consequently, they could be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive prognosis in ...

• Early substance use cessation improves cognition-10 years outcome in first-episode psychosis patients 

  Weibell, Melissa Anne E; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Auestad, Bjørn Henrik; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Brønnick, Kolbjørn Kallesten; Haahr, Ulrik; Joa, Inge; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Melle, Ingrid; Ilner, Stein E. Opjordsmoen; Rund, Bjørn Rishovd; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Simonsen, Erik; Vaglum, Per; Stain, Helen J.; Friis, Svein; Hegelstad, Wenche (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)

  Background: Cognitive impairment may be a risk factor for, as well as a consequence of, psychosis. Non-remitting symptoms, premorbid functioning, level of education, and socioeconomic background are known correlates. A ...

• Automatic Cardiac Rhythm Classification With Concurrent Manual Chest Compressions 

  Isasi, Iraia; Irusta, Unai; Rad, Ali Bahrami; Aramendi, Elisabete; Zabihi, Morteza; Eftestøl, Trygve Christian; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Wik, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)

  Electrocardiogram (EKG) based classification of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) rhythms is important to guide treatment and to retrospectively elucidate the effects of therapy on patient response. OHCA rhythms are ...

• Frailty in Older Adults with Mild Dementia: Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer’s Disease 

  Borda, Miguel Germán; Sønnesyn, Hogne; Steves, Claire J.; Vik-Mo, Audun Osland; Perez-Zepeda, Mario Ulises; Årsland, Dag (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04)

  Introduction: The aim of the study is to describe the frequency of frailty in people with a new diagnosis of mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Methods: This is a secondary ...

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